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[somebadnews]

[ It's been days, and Five still hasn't found that damn missing bride. The more he finds out about this train, the more he'd like to get to the bottom of this 'reality altering' living dream nonsense before it causes real problems. Whatever was going on with that train breakdown, it's obvious things are getting worse. Then there was that weird ass message from the Merchant warning them not to leave the tracks. Like anyone would.

As much as he hates turning back to the network, several of them have been picking up on threads lately. It's possible they have a lead, and after he spoke to the apothecary, he's hoping one will have something worthwhile to contribute. ]

So we know the train and others like it used to make their money ferrying dream thieves. [ It's very possible they don't know that, but Five sounds like he's talking to himself more than the rest of them. ] And the wares that were stolen from the apothecary during the weddings were magic stabilizers and sleep narcotics, powerful enough to kill someone. We also know that no one on the staff has made much of an effort to find what was taken, so there's a chance they were involved one way or another.

[ At least the conductor, who Five doesn't trust for one second. ]

What we don't know, is what their motivations are. The bride is easy enough to figure out, but why help her? [ And now he actually sounds like he's addressing the others: ] Did anyone have contact with the three women who came on board? It seemed like they were just as eager to steal whatever they could get their hands on. Where the hell did they go?

[ Then they disappeared just before the conductor announced that a dream thief was onboard. Something must have happened during the breakdown. There's a lot he's still missing, and he's half convinced it's because he's been sleeping far too many hours for them to get away with whatever they want. And while the solution isn't promising, he still throws it out there. ]

I've got some ideas, but I'll need 100 silver pieces. Feel free to donate.

Comments

[blackscales]

Ill at ease. Restless. He is a man made for hunting, for the outdoors, not for trains. He speaks at excess, to cover discomfort perhaps. He enthused about Firo, seemed to barely have anything to say about Prassenze. Her presence was forgettable to him.

[somebadnews]

Sounds like an excuse. Why would he have stolen sedatives strong enough to kill someone?

[blackscales]

We have no proof he stole them. Only evidence they were in his compartment at some point. I used a tracking droid, and I trust the droid.

Potential options:

1) They were legitimately working together
2) One of them had the herbs, and visited the other, leaving traces of it in the other room. A friendly visit, or a conflict is possible. Perhaps even thievery, one of them had it and the other learned of it and stole them from the other.

Attru insisted repeatedly he was a good friend to Firo. There is the possibility that as a 'good friend', he assisted in some foolish plan thinking it would assure Firo's happiness.

[somebadnews]

[ He takes it that he hasn't reported it to the staff, or the poor apothecary who was ranting about their lack of interest in helping him. Still doesn't really give him enough of a motivation to why Attru would be working with, or even talking to Prassenze. ]

To what end? He didn't care about the bride, but he volunteered to be involved in her scheme?

[blackscales]

It's possible to help someone you do not care about for the sake of someone you do.

[somebadnews]

[ You're oversimplifying, Wrathion. Don't you know he likes his explanations as complicated as possible?? ]

How would that help her? The only person missing is Prassenze, so I assume it didn't go according to her plan.